Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | FB |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | D-3 |
Latitude | 64.88 |
Longitude | -147.992 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The Dorothy and Dorice prospect is located in the SW1/4SE1/4 sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is on the ridge south of Happy Creek at an elevation of about 1,180 feet. It is about 1.8 miles east of the top of Ester Dome. This prospect is included in locality 14 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). |
Geologic descriptionThis prospect consists of a vein striking N. 40 E. which has been explored by a shaft of unknown depth (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 321-355]). Coarse grained, bladed stibnite occurs in float; some pieces are as much as 2 feet thick. (Joesting, 1942 [ATDM Pamph. 1]). Several trenches were bulldozed but the bedrock source of the stibnite was not found. | |
Geologic map unit | (-147.994430824611, 64.8795640328217) |
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Mineral deposit model | Simple Sb deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d) |
Mineral deposit model number | 27d |
Workings or exploration | The prospect has been explored by trenches and a shaft of unknown depth (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 321-355]; Joesting, 1942 [ATDM Pamph. 1]). |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | A015266 |
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References | |
Reporters | J.R. Guidetti Schaefer and C.J. Freeman (Avalon Development Corporation) |
Last report date | 7/31/2001 |